Our History

In 1995 Pastor Alvin Tan a teacher by profession, became increasingly aware that many children under his tutelage required support and care. They were in desperate need of financial support and moral guidance.

His calling began when he and his wife decided to care for a young child by bringing him home as his parents were unable to do so due to unfavourable circumstances. From this humble and selfless gesture emerged his vision of starting a Home where he and his wife Pastor Lucy could devote their lives to the welfare of children.

Needless to say, those early years were fraught with numerous challenges yet Pastor Alvin never lost sight of his vision and mission. Over the years, he has given guidance and comfort to hundreds of children that were sent to the Home, coming from various backgrounds.

Through unwavering dedication and perseverance. Pastor Alvin has established separate homes for boys and girls staying at the Home in Klang Valley. While in the year 2008, Yayasan Sunbeams Home opened its new branch in Alor Gajah Malacca under the care of dedicated Home Manager Anthony Foo. Through the generous donation of caring individuals and the affection of the staffs at Sunbeams, children would continue to be protected and tended for at Sunbeams where they call home.

Our Vision & Mission

Our Vision is to see underprivileged children provided with food, drink, clothing, shelter, education and medical care when needed with care, love and concern

Our Mission is to set up a Home to consider and accept children who are orphaned, abused, neglected abandoned and from broken families irrespective of location, background or belief.

Our Founder & GM

Pastor Alvin Tan Ooi Seng

It is hard for me to believe that we have been on this journey for more than 25 years now, ever since I started building Sunbeams Home with my wife, the late Pastor Lucy and the people you see me working with today. It truly has been a blessed journey and only with the grace of God and the dedication from all those who wish to help that we are allowed to keep going and to keep growing.

Pastor Victor Maniam

I would like to, first of all, take this opportunity to thank all our volunteers, donors, sponsors who have partnered selflessly with us to give our children a better life. Your monetary donations and services in kind are much appreciated. We will not be where we are without your continuous generous support. I also would like to thank our team of dedicated staff for their hard work and commitment to serve the children and help them grow to become wholesome adults.

Our Trustees

Our Board of Trustees oversee the overall legal responsibility of our Home, making decisions as the governing body. They ensure the Home operates within its constitution’s/trust deed’s formal rules as well as the Acts which govern the type of organisation. The Trustees Board retains overall legal responsibility and may only delegate as far as their governing document or the relevant legislation allows. Our trustees demonstrate values such as honesty, integrity and are committed to the charity’s aims and values.

Pastor Khor Hoe Chai

graduated from Melbourne University in 1983 with an honours degree in architecture. He then worked in a large architectural firm for 14 years. In 1999, he answered the call of God to go into full-time ministry as a pastor and left the architectural profession. He is currently the senior pastor of the Hope of Glory Centre, a church in Ampang which he founded with a group of young people in 1994.

Pastor Ang Chui Cheng

has been co-pastoring River of Life Sanctuary for the past 12 years. He is an old associate of Pastor Alvin Tan and they have worked together in various ministries such as the prison ministry. Pastor Ang shares the same social concerns as Pastor Alvin Tan as followers of Jesus Christ and fully supports Yayasan Sunbeams Home in caring for the underprivileged and abandoned children.

Phoon Yew Sang

grew up in Taynton View, Cheras and went to school in Cochrane Road School from the years 1980 – 1986. Having served in ING Insurance Berhad for 14 years, the last 3 years as Senior Director, Employee Benefits Division of ING Insurance Bhd, he retired to devote time in response to his calling alongside Logos International Leadership College to impact the church and lay leaders in Malaysia, Cambodia and the Philippines before joining Meta Pte Ltd as associate principal consultant to help generate funds for the Logos Scholarship Fund. His wife Audrey and Yew Sang have been married for 24 years and have no children.

Goh Khoon Seng

came to know the Lord in 1970 and was involved in the Navigators ministry. Having graduated from Technical College KL in Electronics Communications, Khoon Seng worked for Telecoms Department for 5 years and then Hewlett Packard Medical Division. He has been in the Healthcare Industry for almost 40 years. Khoon Seng was involved in starting up a small church in KL and another in Singapore. He was also the Chairman of Asian Beacon magazine for about 4 years. Now, he attends SIBKL and is involved in their Promised Land Ministry. Khoon Seng is married with 3 grown up children.